Wednesday, February 4, 2026 | | | | | | District Celebrations Begin! | | | |
Soul Care Blog from Karen Kaigler-Walker,
Horizon TX Spiritual Growth Coordinator
I love this story that’s been circling around Facebook for months, gathering likes, hearts, and “I care” responses by the gazillions. If you’ve seen it, it’s worth reading again. If not, you’re in for a treat.
“My dad has bees. Today I went to his house where he showed me the honey he had collected. When he took the lid off a 5-gallon bucket three little bees were struggling, covered in sticky honey and drowning. I asked him if we could help them and he said he was sure they wouldn’t survive. Casualties of honey collection I suppose.
I asked him if we could at least get them out and. . . read more...
| | Plan to be in Dallas on March 7th! | | |
HORIZON TX CONF 1st ANNUAL MEETING
Saturday, March 7th 10 am - 3 pm
at Lovers Lane UMC, in Dallas
We'll come together to celebrate our first year as a unified conference and all we've done together! There will be awards, and updates of our successful 2025 Mission Project for the security wall for the Jerri Savuto Girls Center in Kenya.
Together we'll be inspired by a very special social justice speaker and learn about our 2026 Mission Project and coming events. There will be workshops for ideas, a hands-on mission project, mission displays, a Resource Room, a lovely lunch and plenty of fellowship. Bring friends who want to know more about UWFaith and what makes us different!
Full information & registration coming next week!
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MID-CENTRAL / WEST DISTRICT
ABSENT TEA & Quilt Raffle
February 14th Drawing
In years past we have had a Tea.
We’re doing it again this year, and think that this will be
The most delightful benefit you never will attend,
For you don’t have to come. It’s money that you send.
Click the Quilt picture for more info and flyer.
To RSVP for the raffle, make a $5 donation here.
Questions? Email Mary Lou Felch
| | RESCHEDULED: LIGHT Soul Care | | |
Rescheduled due to technical difficulties last week:
You are the Light of the World!
this Thursday, Feb. 5th at 10 am
All are invited - don't miss this virtual Soul Care Mini-Retreat! Have you ever wondered the fullness of what Jesus meant when he told us we are the light of the world? Join us for our HTC UWFaith Mini Soul Care Retreat on Zoom: Together we’ll explore LIGHT.
Join us on ZOOM Questions or comments? Email Karen Kaigler-Walker.
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METRO EAST DISTRICT
Inaugural Celebration & Annual Meeting
February 21st 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Feed My Lambs: Tend & Feed My Sheep
Please join with us to begin the new year, 2026, and celebrate our missions and ministries of 2025! We will gather in our traditional way for the Annual District Meeting and celebrate!
Click for full info and registration.
Location: Munger Place UMC, 5200 Bryan St., Dallas, TX 75206
Questions? Email Barbara Dorff, 2026 Metro East District President
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SOUTH DISTRICT
Annual Mtg. & Spiritual Growth Retreat February 21st 8:30 am - 11:30 am
"Using Your Gifts to Serve Others"
Join us to celebrate the local units of South District in 2025 recharge with a focus on spiritual growth. Our special guest speaker will be Katie Pryor from UWFaith national staff, Executive Membership, Nurture + Development.
Register here.
Location: First UMC - Killeen, 3501 E. Elms Rd.,Killeen, TX
Questions? Email Donna Jensen, 2026 South District President
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MID-SOUTH DISTRICT (Waco, Red Oak, Waxahachie, and Mexia)
February 21st 10 am. - 12:30 pm
Annual Gathering & Luncheon
Wear Red and bring your friends. Special Speaker: Katherine Clendenneen. Heart of TX Suicide Prevention Coalition LOSS Team. We're serving lunch and you'll be our guest. Childcare available. No charge. Register here.
Location: Central UMC, 5740 Bagby Ave., Waco, TX
Questions? Email Lynne Grandstaff, DIstrict Advisor & National Director
| | Plan for UWFaith ASSEMBLY Now! | | |
ASSEMBLY 2026 in Indianapolis
May 15 - 17, 2026
The keynote speakers for this quadrennial event will be:
• Stacey Abrams (voting rights advocate, political leader, and bestselling author)
• Rev. Carolyn Abrams (Stacey's mom & retired United Methodist clergywoman)
Register online: www.uwfaith.org/assembly
Then reserve your hotel room at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown with an enclosed walkway to the convention center by phone (317.262.8191) or online.
QUESTIONS? Click to Contact: Julie Noel, our Conference Assembly Liaison
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MISSION TRIP SEEKING TEAM MEMBERS
Want to Go See Jerri's Girls in Kenya?
June 20 - July 3, 2026
See the girls who have a “chance and a choice” at the Jerri Savuto Center in Kenya. Your group will help with an Alternative Rite of Passage program for the girls in the community, providing an alternative to female genital mutilation (FGM) and child marriage. The program has six modules consisting different classes and exercises for the girls.
Cost of the 14-day trip will be $3500-$4000 per person which includes: round trip airfare, all accommodations (dual occupancy), in country transportation, meals, and a two-day photo safari.
Deadline soon: Contact Cynthia Rives by email or call her 254-592-1510.
| | Local Officer Training videos for you | |
Local UWF Officer Training
RECORDINGS NOW AVAILABLE!
Training for local officers is now on our website for you to watch and learn current guidelines, ideas, best practices and ways to involve more women.
A short training video for each office is available along with handouts full of helpful info.
| Honor or Memorialize Someone Special | |
Dedicate a minute. . . or several minutes, to “Burn the Candle” in honor or memory of someone special to you or your group.
Remember a special occasion or a woman who encouraged your involvement by donating a minute for $25. Each minute you buy represents the cost of 1 minute of all UWFaith global mission services in the past year. The candle will burn at our 1st Horizon TX Conference Annual Meeting on March 7th. Our goal is 400 minutes.
Use the form online at UWFaithHTC.org/candle-26.
Your honorariums will help fund UWFaith's vital, transformative mission work with women, children and youth in the US and around the world.
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February 5 • Rescheduled LIGHT Soul Care Mini-Retreat see info above
February 7 • Metro West District Annual Mtg. 9:30 am register here
February 14 • Mid-Central/West Dist AbsenTea Party see info above
February 21 • Metro East District Annual Mtg see info above
February 21 • Metro North District Annual Mtg. more info coming soon
February 21 • Mid-South District Annual Mtg 9 am see info above
February 21 • South District Annual Mtg in Killeen @ 9 am see info above
March 7 • HTC UWFaith Annual Meeting in Dallas more info coming soon
March 14 • Mid-Central/West District Annual Mtg in Granbury info soon
March 28 • Northwest District Annual Day Apart @ Mercy Retreat Ctr. in Slaton
March 28 • Dallas Bethlehem Center Easter Extravaganza volunteers needed
May 15-17 • UWFaith Assembly 2026 in Indianapolis see above
Click for how to submit your events.
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• Good resource for Black History Month: Early Methodists were anti-slavery. Over time, we were segregated by race, only to join back together again in 1939 with a new form of segregation that was ultimately removed in 1968 with the merger of the Evangelical United Brethren and the Methodist Church. Today, we continue this journey as we seek to become anti-racist in our ministry.
• 2025 / 2026 Conference Calendar explained - see FAQ's
• Soul Care blogs - read Karen's thoughtful messages anytime
• Member Musings blog - send your thoughts/perspectives to news@uwfaithhtc.org
• Looking for a program? Need a quick or short program? Check out our Program Ideas in the Resources tab on the website. Send us your ideas too!
• Our website calendar is kept up-to-date and always available to confirm dates, details, and locations.
• District information - each District has a webpage that lists District officers, their contact information, District events and updates. Local officers: ask for support as needed from your District counterparts and keep in touch!
• Resources from our 2025 Racial Justice Event are posted on our website with links to watch the plenary session, explanation of the Charter for Racial Justice and more.Look at the RJ Event photo album.
• RESOURCES include an important reminder of the role the church plays in standing for justice and supporting vulnerable communities.
-- Check out the resources for the humane treatment of immigrants and refugees. Provided by the Horizon Texas Conference, immigration resources can be accessed here.
-- Check out the new resources for Creation Care here, including Bible verses, ways you can combat climate change, devotional, FAQ's, podcast and more!
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